GPZ500S Engine Swap! Aka Throwing money at Shitheap Part 74!

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Well its started, I am swapping the A Model engine in my 500S to an E10 Model engine, which has only 7,000 miles on it and comes with a 12 month guarentee too!

Mine has seen better days it seems after only 12,000 miles. It seems its head gasket has gone and sounds like the big end bearings are shot for some reason or something is seriously amiss with the top end and primary. Confused

But today I have begun stripping back the bike to get ready to drop the old engine out and put the new one in.

So this morning the bike looked like this:
https://www.craiggiles2.f2s.com/000_0774.JPG

And this is what it looked like, once I had started removing things, not gotten very far, but the fairing, bodywork and tank was off.
https://www.craiggiles2.f2s.com/naked.JPG

And this is the final picture of today, with the exhausts, radiator, loom, and carbs all off the bike.
https://www.craiggiles2.f2s.com/progress.JPG

Supprisingly nothing so far is corroded solid or refusing to budge, its all coming off smoothly!

R4nger · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

It took you a whole day to do that? Shocked

Anyway... atleast your doing it yourself.

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

BlueNinja · Trackday Trickster Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Karma :

No wonder bearings are shot with all that oil pissing out of it Laughing

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R4nger · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

Still should of taken you 2 hours, 3 hours maximum Razz

EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

12,000 miles? My RGV did over 20k before it went pop Laughing

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

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Git · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Karma :

Hope all goes according to plan mate Thumbs Up

Seeing a bike ripped to bits certainly does it for me Mr. Green

wilberforce · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Karma :

Why did you stop, it is still daylight.

Plenty of time left.

12K, mine was a sweet as a nut after 16K then I piled it last August.

It used to take me 90 minutes to get the head and barrel off a CB250RS.
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iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Can't get the engine out on my own, thats all there is to do now, drop the engine out put new one in, bodge bits to frame and put it back together again!

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

Do these Cams look like they've done 12k to you?

https://www.craiggiles2.f2s.com/12kcams.JPG

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ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

You should change the thread title to something along the lines of "Throwing money at a shit heap part 72".

Section59 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Karma :

Claud 14.7 to 1 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2004 Karma :

If the old engine is buggered literally let it DROP out. Laughing

feef · Energiser Bunny Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Karma :

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

Craig - you do kawasaki no favours. Laughing

Honestly...if I were you, I wouldn't buy another! Laughing

Top read though Smile

Stew · Posted: 10:03 - 05 May 2005 Post subject:

Good Luck on getting it all sorted Craig.
Who knows you might even be happy with your GPZ once its got a new engine in. Razz

(I give you 15 minutes before you are back on ebay looking to buy another bike)
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Gazdaman · I did a trackday!!! Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Karma :

Good on you mate, I couldn't put my TZR250 engine back in by myself. So I'm not suprised you don't fancy that one by yourself.

But getting my TZR engine out was easy, couple of old sofa cushions underneath, undo the subframe, undo the big fuck off bolts and it just rolled out.

Gaz

iCraig · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Karma :

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wilberforce · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2004 Karma :

What's happening here.
Question

Is the engine out yet or is it already back in and running.
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